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MRO module 6

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show A type of digital imaging system in which the image receptor is composed of an array of electronic sensors that "capture" the radiation exiting the patient and send that information in digital format to a computer  
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show A type of digital imaging system in which the image receptor is composed of an array of electronic sensors that "capture" the radiation exiting the patient and send that information in digital format to a computer  
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show System consisting of digital acquisition, display workstations and storage devices interconnected through a network  
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Exposure latitude   show
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show The range of gray scale values that can be assigned to each pixel  
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show A graphic diagram that is used to analyze the pixel values in the digital image  
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Noise   show
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Lookup table (LUT)   show
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show A system in which the length of the exposure is determined automatically by preprogrammed sensors located between the patient and receptor that terminate exposure when the density is sufficient  
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What controls density in a digital system?   show
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What is the primary factor influencing contrast in a digital system?   show
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show Digital has a wider dynamic range  
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show False  
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What should kVp selection be based on?   show
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Which receptor has a wider exposure latitude? 1)Digital or 2)Film/Screen   show
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Which receptor can display the longest grey scale? 1)Digital 2)Film/screen   show
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show A phosphor that produces light when stimulated by light or x-ray photons (CR)  
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show Group of detectors and the interspace material used to separate them (DR)  
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PSP (photostimulable phosphor plate) similiar to an intensifying screen of a film/screen system, it has the following layers   show
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show An energy level just beyond the valence shell of an atom where electrons of conductors are free to travel  
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Valence band   show
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Charged-coupled device (CCD)   show
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X-ray scintillator   show
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show A solid-state device that converts light into an electric current  
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Thin-film transistor (TFT)   show
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Photoconductor   show
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One problem with the indirect DR system is?   show
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show  
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When a PSP is exposed to x-rays, which electrons are removed?   show
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How are seams between the CCD tiles addressed?   show
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Each pixel of a flat-panel indirect DR system contains a photodetector and a TFT. T or F?   show
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Which causes a PSP to store some energy from x-ray exposure?   show
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show True  
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When the PSP plate is scanned by a laser, the stored energy is emitted as what?   show
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show Standard that enables imaging systems from different manufactures to communicate. First formulated in 1983  
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show A 1 K (1280x1024)pixel  
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What monitor is used for general interpretation for the radiologist or viewing for QC by the technologist?   show
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What monitor is necessary for digital mammograms?   show
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Which storage classification provides the fastest retrieval? 1)online 2)offline 3)nearline   show
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show Display station  
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For a PACS to be used in radiography, what is necessary?   show
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PACS comprises what areas? 1)Acquisition 2)Storage 3)Display   show
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A RAID system uses which storage medium?   show
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Which receptor's useful range of densities is defined by the body of the H&D curve?   show
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show Digital  
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Insufficient mAs (quanta) exposing a digital receptor will result in what?   show
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show kVp  
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Digital systems are more sensitive to scatter radiation. T or F?   show
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Digital systems are more likely to record and display scatter and lost contrast as a result. T or F?   show
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show True  
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show False  
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At what energy level are electrons trapped following exposure to a PSP?   show
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What component of the CR reader converts light to an electronic signal?   show
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show Converts light to electrons  
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Which part of the flat-panel DR converts x-ray to light?   show
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show True  
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DICOM serves what purpose in PACS?   show
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show File room and reading room  
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show 2) Interpreting physician  
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Why is storage one of the biggest challenges in PACS?   show
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An electromagnet is used to record on what medium?   show
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